Writing Notes.....thanks Mom.

I hate writing.   And by that I mean writing with a pen in my hand.  Because I do enjoy to write, just not the using the pen part.   Since the advent of computers, who even really uses a pen nowadays....other than to sign a signature???   But my Mom is a note writer.  She writes notes all the time -- not just plain 2 or 3 line notes.....LOOOOOOOONG notes.  She stayed at our house in February of this year to be with the kids while Doug & I went to Vegas and when we got home, there were little yellow post it notes in different parts of the house with notes from her.  In the laundry room (to tell me that my laundry was piling up....a fact I already knew, but mothers like to point out anyway....),  on the fireplace mantle (to comment that I still had one last Christmas decoration out) and even inside thef fridge on various food items.  Only my Mom would leave a post it note on jars in the fridge.  Then yesterday I was going to make Peanut Butter cookies and found this note that I missed in my pantry.
 
What does it say????  It says, " 3 jars of peanut butter -- all opened up - dont' buy any more first."  Yup, that's my Mom -- always telling me what to do.   I had a good laugh when I saw the note and I left it there.  Too funny. 

Now my kids are starting to write notes.  They never used to, but I guess Mom is rubbing off on them.  This is from my son...on my alarm clock.

He had to work and his shift started at 7 AM, so he wanted me to make sure he was up.  He does have an alarm clock, but he is like me and always wants a back up, just in case....so he asked me to make sure he was up.

But the funniest notes that I saw where from my daughter, Alyssa.  This is classic Alyssa -- always choosing play over work.  She never does more than she needs to at school, preferring to just do the basic stuff she needs to get by....never more.  She hates anything academic, but loves anything artsy like music and art.  This note I found on her Science display at the Science Fair.
 

Notice first of all that on the table in front of her display, is an empty plastic glass of iced mocha and some other snack items.  Can you see the note???   Here is a close up....

 

 

She actually left her display alone to go and have a break....so while all the other kids were right by their displays,  she was off somewhere else taking a break!   I had to go and find her to get her back so that she could tell me about her project!  And then she refused to get her picture taken beside it....because she said she knew that I'd put it on my blog.  And of course I would have!   My kids have such different personalites. Jordan, the worker, the thinker, the planner and always studying.  Alyssa, the dreamer, the dancer, the singer and always doing something creative.    She better marry someone rich one day.

Lastly here is a card.  It is one of the cards I will be teaching at Clipper Street.  
 

I used a Hero Arts set and I colored my images in with Copic markers.  The paper is from My Mind's Eye.

Enjoy!

 

 

Comments

[gailanne]

Classic child #1 and child#2. First born is driven, neat, a perfectionist. Second born is laid back, social, fun. Mine are exactly like that!

[Stacey]

Hey E, I am a bit worried about that Peanut Butter too. I think the All Natural needs to be refridgerated doesn't it? I could be wrong. :)

[Eleonor]

Yes, Stacey....you are right. I chucked that jar right after I saw it! It had an inch of oil on top, cause it wasn't in the fridge. It was probably one of the kids that put it in the pantry.

[Evelyn Chatt]

Love you and your mother and I don't even know you two, but somehow I feel connected. God bless

[Loreal Blondi]

Hi! Your cards are all so fine! Like them a lot.